This Week In History News, Sept. 1 – 7
Remains of history’s largest child sacrifice uncovered, tale of accused witch who killed herself resurfaced, first space crime in history investigated. Peruvian Archaeologists Unearth The...
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Peruvian Archaeologists Unearth The Single Largest Mass Child Sacrifice Site In The World
Before the Inca conquered the Chimú, the coastal Peruvian civilization built the largest mud-brick city in the world. They also partook in the ritualistic mass...
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This Week In History News, Aug. 25 – 31
Shipwreck of infamous cannibal voyage investigated, ancient inscription alluding to biblical war found, Aaron Burr’s secret family of color uncovered. First Images Taken Inside The...
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2,800-Year-Old Stone Altar May Hint To Biblical War, According To Archaeologists
Part of the inscription appears to mention bronze that was pillaged after King Mesha’s conquest of the ancient city of Ataroth, a war explicitly mentioned...
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Scientists Hope To Solve The Mystery Of A Medieval Skeleton Used For Propaganda By Both The Nazis And Soviets
When Ivan Borkovský found the medieval warrior skeleton in 1928, Czechoslovakia had only been a country for 10 years. His troubles had only just begun....
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Researchers May Have Recreated Cleopatra’s Perfume Thanks To 2,000-Year-Old Residue
Cleopatra’s perfume was so legendary that Marc Antony could supposedly smell the queen from miles away before her ships even arrived on the shores of...
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Thailand’s Drought Reveals A Sunken Buddhist Temple Submerged For 20 Years
Thailand’s in the middle of its worst drought in 10 years. The silver lining? A long-hidden temple has reemerged. TwitterA 13-foot headless statue of Buddha...
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This Week In History News, Aug. 4 – 10
Galilee’s storied Church of the Apostles uncovered, gangster John Dillinger’s body to be exhumed, Iron Age woman buried in tree trunk unearthed. Archaeologists Discover Early...
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1,100-Year-Old ‘Beer Hall’ For The Viking Elite Discovered In Scotland
The drinking hall, researchers believe, may have been used by the mighty Norse chief Earl Sigurd, who was a powerful figure during the 12th Century,...
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Could The Tomb Of Antony And Cleopatra Soon Be Uncovered?
Since their joint suicide in 30 B.C., Antony and Cleopatra’s tomb has remained hidden somewhere in Egypt — but researchers may now be closing in...